1988 United States presidential election in Minnesota

none June 2025 September 2023 1988 United States presidential election 1988 United States presidential election in Minnesota Minnesota 1983 File:Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg presidential no 1984 United States presidential election in Minnesota 1984 1992 United States presidential election in Minnesota 1992 68.84%http://www.sos.state.mn.us/election-administration-campaigns/data-maps/historical-voter-turnout-statistics/ Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State www.sos.state.mn.us en 2017-07-22 November 8, 1988 x200px File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg Michael Dukakis Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Massachusetts Lloyd Bentsen 10 1,109,471 52.91% File:VP George Bush crop.jpg George H. W. Bush Independent-Republicans of Minnesota Texas Dan Quayle 0 962,337 45.90% 320px County results 320px Precinct results Dukakis #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% Bush #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Other #D4C4DC Tie #808080 No vote President Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 1988 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Minnesota was won by Democrat Michael Dukakis, Governor of Massachusetts, with 52.91% of the popular vote over Republican Vice President George H. W. Bush's 45.90%, a victory margin of 7.01%. This made Minnesota roughly 14.8% more Democratic than the nation at large. Four years earlier Minnesota had been the only state in the entire country to vote for Democrat Walter Mondale over Republican Ronald Reagan, and this Democratic strength in the state endured in 1988, as Minnesota chose Michael Dukakis by a comfortable margin despite George H.W. Bush winning a convincing victory nationwide. Minnesota has the longest streak of voting Democratic of any state, having not voted Republican since 1972. Fillmore and Winona counties would not vote Republican again until 2016. As of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, this is the last time Minnesota voted to the right of neighboring Iowa, as well as the last time in which Clay County voted for a losing presidential candidate, a streak it would hold until it voted for Kamala Harris in 2024. Results 1988 United States presidential election in Minnesota1988 Presidential General Election Results – Minnesota http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1988&fips=27&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 U.S. Election Atlas 30 Jan 2013PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic (DFL) Michael Dukakis 1,109,471 52.91% 10 Republican George H. W. Bush 962,337 45.90% 0 MN Progressive Eugene McCarthy 5,403 0.26% 0 Libertarian Ron Paul 5,109 0.24% 0 Write-in Write-ins 3,614 0.17% 0 Socialist Workers James Warren 2,155 0.10% 0 Grassroots Jack Herer 1,949 0.09% 0 New Alliance Lenora Fulani 1,734 0.08% 0 Democrats for Economic Recovery Lyndon LaRouche 1,702 0.08% 0 America First David Duke 1,529 0.07% 0 American Delmar Dennis 1,298 0.06% 0 Workers League Edward Winn 489 0.02% 0 Totals 2,096,790 100.0% 10 Results by county County Michael DukakisDFL George H.W. BushRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Aitkin 3,863 55.65% 3,011 43.37% 68 0.98% 852 12.28% 6,942 Anoka 57,953 54.77% 46,853 44.28% 1,003 0.95% 11,100 10.49% 105,809 Becker 5,787 45.74% 6,738 53.26% 126 1.00% -951 -7.52% 12,651 Beltrami 7,566 52.61% 6,652 46.26% 162 1.13% 914 6.35% 14,380 Benton 5,861 48.68% 6,060 50.33% 119 0.99% -199 -1.65% 12,040 Big Stone 2,026 57.46% 1,469 41.66% 31 0.88% 557 15.80% 3,526 Blue Earth 12,375 50.40% 11,959 48.71% 218 0.89% 416 1.69% 24,552 Brown 5,109 41.97% 6,898 56.67% 166 1.36% -1,789 -14.70% 12,173 Carlton 8,790 64.82% 4,626 34.12% 144 1.06% 4,164 30.70% 13,560 Carver 8,439 39.75% 12,560 59.17% 229 1.08% -4,121 -19.42% 21,228 Cass 5,127 46.11% 5,895 53.02% 97 0.87% -768 -6.91% 11,119 Chippewa 3,238 49.71% 3,190 48.97% 86 1.32% 48 0.74% 6,514 Chisago 7,875 55.58% 6,163 43.49% 132 0.93% 1,712 12.09% 14,170 Clay 11,186 51.54% 10,380 47.82% 139 0.64% 806 3.72% 21,705 Clearwater 1,769 49.59% 1,763 49.43% 35 0.98% 6 0.16% 3,567 Cook 1,080 49.45% 1,078 49.36% 26 1.19% 2 0.09% 2,184 Cottonwood 3,095 47.29% 3,390 51.80% 60 0.92% -295 -4.51% 6,545 Crow Wing 9,674 46.26% 11,017 52.69% 220 1.05% -1,343 -6.43% 20,911 Dakota 61,942 49.72% 61,606 49.45% 1,032 0.83% 336 0.27% 124,580 Dodge 2,925 42.73% 3,848 56.21% 73 1.07% -923 -13.48% 6,846 Douglas 5,803 41.89% 7,898 57.02% 151 1.09% -2,095 -15.13% 13,852 Faribault 3,879 44.08% 4,846 55.07% 75 0.85% -967 -10.99% 8,800 Fillmore 4,114 44.72% 5,004 54.39% 82 0.89% -890 -9.67% 9,200 Freeborn 8,836 54.48% 7,226 44.56% 156 0.96% 1,610 9.92% 16,218 Goodhue 9,438 49.41% 9,455 49.50% 209 1.09% -17 -0.09% 19,102 Grant 1,950 53.03% 1,693 46.04% 34 0.92% 257 6.99% 3,677 Hennepin 292,909 54.39% 240,209 44.60% 5,444 1.01% 52,700 9.79% 538,562 Houston 3,936 44.60% 4,777 54.13% 112 1.27% -841 -9.53% 8,825 Hubbard 3,306 42.74% 4,365 56.42% 65 0.84% -1,059 -13.68% 7,736 Isanti 6,075 53.05% 5,246 45.81% 131 1.14% 829 7.24% 11,452 Itasca 10,517 55.20% 8,358 43.87% 178 0.93% 2,159 11.33% 19,053 Jackson 3,275 54.96% 2,629 44.12% 55 0.92% 646 10.84% 5,959 Kanabec 2,970 53.05% 2,571 45.93% 57 1.02% 399 7.12% 5,598 Kandiyohi 8,962 50.17% 8,634 48.34% 266 1.49% 328 1.83% 17,862 Kittson 1,650 53.97% 1,381 45.18% 26 0.85% 269 8.79% 3,057 Koochiching 3,867 57.04% 2,842 41.92% 71 1.05% 1,025 15.12% 6,780 Lac qui Parle 2,805 56.29% 2,116 42.46% 62 1.24% 689 13.83% 4,983 Lake 3,887 67.31% 1,838 31.83% 50 0.87% 2,049 35.48% 5,775 Lake of the Woods 798 43.99% 984 54.24% 32 1.76% -186 -10.25% 1,814 Le Sueur 5,410 49.52% 5,415 49.57% 100 0.92% -5 -0.05% 10,925 Lincoln 1,891 55.21% 1,479 43.18% 55 1.61% 412 12.03% 3,425 Lyon 5,657 48.20% 5,969 50.86% 110 0.94% -312 -2.66% 11,736 Mahnomen 1,277 54.16% 1,051 44.57% 30 1.27% 226 9.59% 2,358 Marshall 3,001 51.64% 2,752 47.36% 58 1.00% 249 4.28% 5,811 Martin 4,922 45.87% 5,724 53.34% 85 0.79% -802 -7.47% 10,731 McLeod 5,736 41.38% 7,967 57.47% 159 1.15% -2,231 -16.09% 13,862 Meeker 4,544 46.81% 4,999 51.50% 164 1.69% -455 -4.69% 9,707 Mille Lacs 4,327 52.13% 3,862 46.52% 112 1.35% 465 5.61% 8,301 Morrison 6,469 48.91% 6,598 49.88% 160 1.21% -129 -0.97% 13,227 Mower 11,893 62.51% 6,969 36.63% 163 0.86% 4,924 25.88% 19,025 Murray 2,840 54.49% 2,316 44.44% 56 1.07% 524 10.05% 5,212 Nicollet 6,786 49.25% 6,878 49.92% 115 0.83% -92 -0.67% 13,779 Nobles 4,953 52.73% 4,348 46.28% 93 0.99% 605 6.45% 9,394 Norman 2,149 54.32% 1,789 45.22% 18 0.46% 360 9.10% 3,956 Olmsted 19,423 40.89% 27,683 58.28% 398 0.84% -8,260 -17.39% 47,504 Otter Tail 10,373 42.16% 14,015 56.96% 216 0.88% -3,642 -14.80% 24,604 Pennington 3,105 51.14% 2,920 48.10% 46 0.76% 185 3.04% 6,071 Pine 5,540 58.24% 3,857 40.54% 116 1.22% 1,683 17.70% 9,513 Pipestone 2,382 45.90% 2,760 53.19% 47 0.91% -378 -7.29% 5,189 Polk 7,523 51.31% 7,032 47.96% 107 0.73% 491 3.35% 14,662 Pope 3,074 53.22% 2,627 45.48% 75 1.30% 447 7.74% 5,776 Ramsey 143,767 61.20% 88,736 37.78% 2,393 1.02% 55,031 23.42% 234,896 Red Lake 1,229 56.51% 918 42.21% 28 1.29% 311 14.30% 2,175 Redwood 3,178 38.02% 5,076 60.73% 104 1.24% -1,898 -22.71% 8,358 Renville 4,454 49.89% 4,356 48.80% 117 1.31% 98 1.09% 8,927 Rice 11,570 54.40% 9,460 44.48% 237 1.11% 2,110 9.92% 21,267 Rock 2,435 46.69% 2,737 52.48% 43 0.82% -302 -5.79% 5,215 Roseau 2,630 42.47% 3,500 56.52% 62 1.00% -870 -14.05% 6,192 St. Louis 70,344 68.14% 31,799 30.80% 1,094 1.06% 38,545 37.34% 103,237 Scott 11,405 46.20% 13,050 52.87% 230 0.93% -1,645 -6.67% 24,685 Sherburne 7,959 48.23% 8,360 50.66% 183 1.11% -401 -2.43% 16,502 Sibley 3,154 45.45% 3,655 52.67% 130 1.87% -501 -7.22% 6,939 Stearns 23,798 45.68% 27,529 52.85% 766 1.47% -3,731 -7.17% 52,093 Steele 5,496 40.38% 7,981 58.64% 133 0.98% -2,485 -18.26% 13,610 Stevens 2,721 49.85% 2,679 49.08% 58 1.06% 42 0.77% 5,458 Swift 3,579 61.73% 2,156 37.19% 63 1.09% 1,423 24.54% 5,798 Todd 5,023 46.73% 5,633 52.40% 94 0.87% -610 -5.67% 10,750 Traverse 1,399 56.50% 1,061 42.85% 16 0.65% 338 13.65% 2,476 Wabasha 4,442 48.20% 4,681 50.80% 92 1.00% -239 -2.60% 9,215 Wadena 2,484 39.43% 3,733 59.26% 82 1.30% -1,249 -19.83% 6,299 Waseca 3,721 44.90% 4,471 53.95% 95 1.15% -750 -9.05% 8,287 Washington 34,952 52.63% 30,850 46.45% 613 0.92% 4,102 6.18% 66,415 Watonwan 2,544 46.98% 2,821 52.10% 50 0.92% -277 -5.12% 5,415 Wilkin 1,486 43.11% 1,933 56.08% 28 0.81% -447 -12.97% 3,447 Winona 10,310 47.68% 11,012 50.92% 302 1.40% -702 -3.24% 21,624 Wright 14,177 47.99% 14,987 50.73% 379 1.28% -810 -2.74% 29,543 Yellow Medicine 3,282 52.28% 2,925 46.59% 71 1.13% 357 5.69% 6,278Totals1,109,47152.91%962,33745.90%24,9821.19%147,1347.01%2,096,790 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 18em Blue Earth Chippewa Clay Clearwater Cook Grant Dakota Isanti Kanabec Kandiyohi Kittson Lac qui Parle Lincoln Mahnomen Marshall Mille Lacs Murray Nobles Pennington Polk Pope Renville Stevens Traverse Washington Yellow Medicine See also United States presidential elections in Minnesota References Minnesota 1988 Category:1988 Minnesota elections